Acrylics Painting a cossack-bust
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Thanks Oleg! Fine that You like him!
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117. Day, 4. April 2011
Today I wanted to paint, actually, the nape ready. However, in addition it has not come!
I have not liked both cervical pages really!
Do paint over? No – there would become the colour order too thick!
Decision: Everything away again it and anew make!
But: How do I get the colour of the places straight again under it without damaging the present successful painting …?
This succeeds with a trick into which I have bumped some time ago rather by chance and which I would not like to contain to You before:
The magic word is called: „specific partial decolorizing“.
I take in addition my 2Propanol alcohol (with to which I also sculp) and a thick paintbrush (which can take up relatively a lot from the alcohol stuff).
I begin to paint gently over the doubtful places.
With the first two, three brushstrokes one does not notice yet a lot,
however, with the fourth line one notes, like the alcohol them – dry ones! – Acrylic colour to take begins.
After every line strike out the paintbrush on a culinary cloth free of fluff and clean.
As one sees, the outworn colour lands bit by bit in the culinary cloth …:
Importantly is about to hold the paintbrush, besides, wet and not too drily! But he begins to smudge above the colour surface and clears away nothing!
One and a half hours of patient work – and the colour (as well as also partially the primer) have come off again! The surrounding places remain unaffected …:
Now I have a "fresh" surface again.
This method also functions to amend places at which too much colour is (rough surface) or even much too much colours (rough surface, accepts no other tones).
In any case, with my Vallejo-acrylic colours this claps admirably.
So much for today – here it goes on if the neck is ready …
Today I wanted to paint, actually, the nape ready. However, in addition it has not come!
I have not liked both cervical pages really!
Do paint over? No – there would become the colour order too thick!
Decision: Everything away again it and anew make!
But: How do I get the colour of the places straight again under it without damaging the present successful painting …?
This succeeds with a trick into which I have bumped some time ago rather by chance and which I would not like to contain to You before:
The magic word is called: „specific partial decolorizing“.
I take in addition my 2Propanol alcohol (with to which I also sculp) and a thick paintbrush (which can take up relatively a lot from the alcohol stuff).
I begin to paint gently over the doubtful places.
With the first two, three brushstrokes one does not notice yet a lot,
however, with the fourth line one notes, like the alcohol them – dry ones! – Acrylic colour to take begins.
After every line strike out the paintbrush on a culinary cloth free of fluff and clean.
As one sees, the outworn colour lands bit by bit in the culinary cloth …:
Importantly is about to hold the paintbrush, besides, wet and not too drily! But he begins to smudge above the colour surface and clears away nothing!
One and a half hours of patient work – and the colour (as well as also partially the primer) have come off again! The surrounding places remain unaffected …:
Now I have a "fresh" surface again.
This method also functions to amend places at which too much colour is (rough surface) or even much too much colours (rough surface, accepts no other tones).
In any case, with my Vallejo-acrylic colours this claps admirably.
So much for today – here it goes on if the neck is ready …
Jamie Stokes
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Ah-ha!
So that's how to save the good stuff, yet clean up the bad.
thanks for sharing
cheers
So that's how to save the good stuff, yet clean up the bad.
thanks for sharing
cheers
Ferris
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You really have a particular way of working. I usually start with bare surface and end with a finished one.... 
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Nice trick Martin.
MfG,
Adrian
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Nice trick Martin.
MfG,
Adrian
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118. Day, 5. April 2011
Thank You, Jamie – try it if You need it. It works really!
Also to you many thanks, Adrian!
Sometimes one must turn the order just to get a better result.... ;-)))
Well – the first side of the neck anew. And I really think, this is much better...:
Thank You, Jamie – try it if You need it. It works really!
Also to you many thanks, Adrian!
Sometimes one must turn the order just to get a better result.... ;-)))
Well – the first side of the neck anew. And I really think, this is much better...:
billyturnip
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I have finally caught up Martin. I am still enjoying following along with your progress and yes the neck looks much better.
Roger
Roger
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119. Day, 6. April,2011
Thanks Roger!
Now just I have also finished the second cervical page.
I find: No comparison with to the first attempt!
The expenditure has been worthwhile again.
So, the nape still work and the hairline after, then the boy is ready up to the cap …
Thanks Roger!
Now just I have also finished the second cervical page.
I find: No comparison with to the first attempt!
The expenditure has been worthwhile again.
So, the nape still work and the hairline after, then the boy is ready up to the cap …
Martin Antonenko
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120. Day, 7th of April, 2011
Thanks Gordy!
Napes and hairline ready …:
Tomorrow it goes on with the cap. Well thus – I can see at the moment no more skin colour …
Thanks Gordy!
Napes and hairline ready …:
Tomorrow it goes on with the cap. Well thus – I can see at the moment no more skin colour …
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121. Day, 8. April 2011
Now with the painting of the cap my project goes, so to speak, to the last round.
Today I have begun with the peak.
Two different variations come to question:
Once there was the screen of the field cap, with "field-green-brown" covered material (or, however, so varnished) as Mark Benette (Gothicgeek) has painted it …:
As an other variation a black varnish screen is possible as it was predominantly the case with the peace cap.
Originally these peaks were highly shining – but of less quality, so that appears the shine with longer carry-duration more and more in the direction of semi-gloss changed (and changed) like the next photo …:
I will keep to it, and paint no "reflecting reflexions", but an only easy light.
First I have interfered a „scale black“, this from these colours exists …:
The component "Light Flesh" serves to raise the optical sound more and more.
Pure black I useed for the outlinings, namely once above the screen in the cap tape and to stop nicely twice, in order the strengthening rib on the peak.
Boah – in the small strengthening rib on the peak and him – even smaller – part of the screen before it I have been reflected almost wolf.
We speak here of the about half width of a pin!
With the result I am quite contented …:
And now there is the weekend!!
Now with the painting of the cap my project goes, so to speak, to the last round.
Today I have begun with the peak.
Two different variations come to question:
Once there was the screen of the field cap, with "field-green-brown" covered material (or, however, so varnished) as Mark Benette (Gothicgeek) has painted it …:
As an other variation a black varnish screen is possible as it was predominantly the case with the peace cap.
Originally these peaks were highly shining – but of less quality, so that appears the shine with longer carry-duration more and more in the direction of semi-gloss changed (and changed) like the next photo …:
I will keep to it, and paint no "reflecting reflexions", but an only easy light.
First I have interfered a „scale black“, this from these colours exists …:
The component "Light Flesh" serves to raise the optical sound more and more.
Pure black I useed for the outlinings, namely once above the screen in the cap tape and to stop nicely twice, in order the strengthening rib on the peak.
Boah – in the small strengthening rib on the peak and him – even smaller – part of the screen before it I have been reflected almost wolf.
We speak here of the about half width of a pin!
With the result I am quite contented …:
And now there is the weekend!!
Jamie Stokes
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Good use of the highlighting technique, Martin.
Makes sense, if this character has been traveling on a campaign for some time. he would not be "parade ground" shiny.
Cheers
Makes sense, if this character has been traveling on a campaign for some time. he would not be "parade ground" shiny.
Cheers
Martin Antonenko
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Tanks Jamie!
That was my idea, too.
Regards
That was my idea, too.
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122. Day, 11. April 2011
My new painting week immediately begins with a considerable challenge:
The Kokarde wants to become coloured!
However, first some theory.
In the old Imperial-Russian army three different Kokardes became in serves carried. Here an overview …:
The generals had her own Kokarde …:
A little more simply came the Kokarde of the officers, hence, …:
Ordinary soldiers and noncommissioned officers carried a still substantially more simply held model …:
It is a matter this tiny thing to paint now what is complicated, unfortunately, also by the fact that the Modelleur of the Kokarde has forgotten a "ring" and I must squeeze the second black ring now "anyhow" in between.
For the black I mix to me from these colours a „scale black“ …:
This combination must hold for the orange here:
After thorough consideration I have decided, the small footbridges with this colour …
...to paint.
The single colour rings – and even more the footbridges! – are tiny so that I have come with my 52 year old fingers to my borders.
Here sometimes a picture to the dimensions comparison …:
With the result I am quite contented, nevertheless.
My new painting week immediately begins with a considerable challenge:
The Kokarde wants to become coloured!
However, first some theory.
In the old Imperial-Russian army three different Kokardes became in serves carried. Here an overview …:
The generals had her own Kokarde …:
A little more simply came the Kokarde of the officers, hence, …:
Ordinary soldiers and noncommissioned officers carried a still substantially more simply held model …:
It is a matter this tiny thing to paint now what is complicated, unfortunately, also by the fact that the Modelleur of the Kokarde has forgotten a "ring" and I must squeeze the second black ring now "anyhow" in between.
For the black I mix to me from these colours a „scale black“ …:
This combination must hold for the orange here:
After thorough consideration I have decided, the small footbridges with this colour …
...to paint.
The single colour rings – and even more the footbridges! – are tiny so that I have come with my 52 year old fingers to my borders.
Here sometimes a picture to the dimensions comparison …:
With the result I am quite contented, nevertheless.
Jamie Stokes
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Looking good so far....
Like how you have "scaled" the colour, something i havent thought too much about before.
While you paint in a an order different to how I would do it, there is no arguing over results.
and at the end, results matter.
Thanks for sharing this as you go,
cheers
Like how you have "scaled" the colour, something i havent thought too much about before.
While you paint in a an order different to how I would do it, there is no arguing over results.
and at the end, results matter.
Thanks for sharing this as you go,
cheers
Dmitry Belolipeckii
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Very nice!
Martin Antonenko
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123. Day, 12th of April, 2011
Thank You so much, Gordy, Jamie, Dmitry and Oleg!!!
With these colours …
...today I have started painting the cap-cibbon with „Orenburg Blue“, the traditional colour of the Orenburg cossack-Host..
However, this is not ready …:
What chases me almost on the tree is the the fact, that the blue is in reality much brighter – just orenburgish!.
But I can make what I want and light up as and with which I want: This remains so dark.
Grrrmmmmmbbllll.
Thank You so much, Gordy, Jamie, Dmitry and Oleg!!!
With these colours …
...today I have started painting the cap-cibbon with „Orenburg Blue“, the traditional colour of the Orenburg cossack-Host..
However, this is not ready …:
What chases me almost on the tree is the the fact, that the blue is in reality much brighter – just orenburgish!.
But I can make what I want and light up as and with which I want: This remains so dark.
Grrrmmmmmbbllll.
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124. Day, 13. April 2011
Does the thirteenth bring luck to me?
Decide yourself!
Today I have painted first the storm strap ready.
In addition these colours came for the application …:
With pure "Light Flesh" I have put the highest lights – and then have adapted the lights of the peak.
The small buttons at the side in the cap which hold the storm strap originated with …
As the next I have painted the cap tape ready.
In addition I have used these colours again...:
With the painting I have paid attention to the fact that lights and shades correspond possibly to those on storm strap and cap sign – but more on steady crossings than on spectacular high-level lights sedately.
The light on a material-related cap tape looks just different, than on a varnish screen and an ebensolchen storm strap …
With pure "Intense Blue" I have shown the seams of the edges of the cap tape – namely on top and below.
On the quilt seams in the cap tape the light is "taken" of course – also in front, with the tiny blue piece under the storm strap.
And, finally, the devil has still ridden me and I have modeled from the sculptor of the original figure forgotten missing edge of the Kokarde.
Thus the thing has a more plausible appearance.
Result – please …:
One more word to the blue:
Even if the colour looks too dark here on the photos clearly, she corresponds accurately to the blue tones of the shoulder pieces and the gun strap …:
Thus this was wanted!
So – has the thirteenth brought luck to me now?
Does the thirteenth bring luck to me?
Decide yourself!
Today I have painted first the storm strap ready.
In addition these colours came for the application …:
With pure "Light Flesh" I have put the highest lights – and then have adapted the lights of the peak.
The small buttons at the side in the cap which hold the storm strap originated with …
As the next I have painted the cap tape ready.
In addition I have used these colours again...:
With the painting I have paid attention to the fact that lights and shades correspond possibly to those on storm strap and cap sign – but more on steady crossings than on spectacular high-level lights sedately.
The light on a material-related cap tape looks just different, than on a varnish screen and an ebensolchen storm strap …
With pure "Intense Blue" I have shown the seams of the edges of the cap tape – namely on top and below.
On the quilt seams in the cap tape the light is "taken" of course – also in front, with the tiny blue piece under the storm strap.
And, finally, the devil has still ridden me and I have modeled from the sculptor of the original figure forgotten missing edge of the Kokarde.
Thus the thing has a more plausible appearance.
Result – please …:
One more word to the blue:
Even if the colour looks too dark here on the photos clearly, she corresponds accurately to the blue tones of the shoulder pieces and the gun strap …:
Thus this was wanted!
So – has the thirteenth brought luck to me now?
